know, move america forward. the good news is that over the last several years, after one of the most wrenching economic crises that we've had in our lifetimes, you know america has moved forward. we now have the strongest job growth of any time since the 1990s. manufacturing has come surging back. we have seen almost every economic indicator improve, in some ways improve dramatically. the deficit at the federal level is now down by almost two-thirds. health care costs are going up at the slowest rate in over 50 years. education scores are up. high school graduation rates are up. college attendance is up. our energy production is unparalleled at this point, both clean energy and traditional energy sources.